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Let"s Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold

The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let"s be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some pretty weird (and awful) things. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. Regular episodes every Tuesday, conversations with authors and scholars or readings of ancient epics every Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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36:24

Just a Nice Young Man From a Nice Family, Sophocles'...

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2023/05/09

Turns out a story of a man murdering his father and marrying his mother is actually supremely complex and the characters are incredibly sympathetic, who knew? Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Short excerpt from Homer's Odyssey, translated by Samuel Butler; Oedipus

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62:49

Conversations: Atalanta the Argonaut, Reimagining...

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2023/05/05

Liv speaks to bestselling author (and now four time guest!) Jennifer Saint about the heroine Atalanta and her new novel by the same name. Follow Jennifer on Instagram and find Atalanta wherever you get your books. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing

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37:05

Slow But Steady Wins the Race, Ancient Aesop & His...

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2023/05/02

Not at all a children's author... We're talking ancient Aesop and his oh so famous fables. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Aesop, the Complete Fables, translated by Olivia and Robert Temple; Aesop's Fables, translated by George Fyler Townsend. Attributions and

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96:34

Conversations: It’s Better Down Where It’s Wetter,...

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2023/04/28

Liv speaks with Dr. Ryan Denson about the mythology of the sea (again!), this time about the Nereid nymphs, daughters of the Old Man of the Sea, and Triton(s), the son(s) of Poseidon (sometimes there's one, sometimes many... such is Greek myth). Follow Ryan on Twitter. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I

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31:34

Apollo, God of Traumatic Transformations… the Many...

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2023/04/25

The most famous woman ever turned into a tree: Daphne and her horrible encounters with Apollo. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Stephanie McCarter; Theoi.com; Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz. Attributions and licensing information

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60:25

Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses Book VI

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2023/04/21

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book VI, translated by Brookes More. Minerva battles weaving with Arachne, Procne and Philomela face the horrors of Tereus, and more. CW/TW: PROCNE AND PHILOMELA IS PARTICULARLY TRIGGERING. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! Attributions and licensing

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45:14

Enter Apollo, to Tie Everything In a Nice Little Bow...

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2023/04/18

In the final episode covering Euripides' Orestes... sh*t goes down. So much of it. Murder, mayhem, weirdly helpful gods! Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Euripides' Orestes, translations by Anne Carson (main reference and short quotes throughout); EP Coleridge (long

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73:00

Conversations: Chronology & Mythology Don’t Mix,...

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2023/04/14

Liv speaks with PhD student Freddie Kimpton about the fascinating use of time and chronology in Ovid's Metamorphoses! Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.See

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41:26

Setting the House Ablaze, Not Using Fire (Euripides’...

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2023/04/11

Euripides' Orestes continues, Orestes pleads his case to Menelaus and Tyndareus, and we meet his beloved bestie, Pylades. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Euripides' Orestes, translations by Anne Carson (main reference and short quotes throughout); EP Coleridge (long

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87:31

Conversations: It's Never A Cataclysm,...

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2023/04/07

The opinions expressed here are... Opinions. Liv is joined by past guest Steph Halmhofer, an archaeologist who specializes in pseudoarchaeology and conspirituality. They talk about popular pseudo-arch "documentaries" and the issues behind them. Follow Steph on Twitter and Mastodon. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would

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42:28

Beware the Wrath of the Furies, Screaming for Blood,...

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2023/04/04

This play takes place after the end of the Trojan War and after the death of Agamemnon. While there's a recap in the episode, you can listen to the full story in this Spotify playlist. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Euripides' Orestes, translations by Anne Carson

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59:39

Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book V

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2023/03/31

Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Brookes More. Perseus deals with some leftover drama with Andromeda's family, and the Muses tell the story of Demeter/Ceres, Persephone/Proserpina, and Hades/Pluto. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! Attributions and licensing information

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33:41

RE-AIR: Evil or Righteous? Manipulative or Brilliant?...

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2023/03/29

A Women's History Month re-airing of the episode dedicated to varied women whose stories have been manipulated by their interpreters and interpretation. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: See the original episode from March 2021 for sources, future episodes mentioned in

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37:45

Turns Out They’re Just As Interesting As Men, Who...

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2023/03/28

Just a little taste of what the lives of women in the Ancient Greek World might have looked like. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Hesiod's Works and Days, translated by Hugh Evelyn White; Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves by Sarah B. Pomeroy. Attributions and

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88:58

Conversations: A Journey Aboard the Argo, the Many...

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2023/03/24

Liv speaks with Helen Lovatt, professor of Classics and author of a book all about the Argonauts! They talk about, well, the Argonauts and all the many varied versions of their story. Follow Helen on Twitter or check out her book, In Search of the Argonauts. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing

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31:27

RE-AIR: Pandora, the Beautiful Evil & the Misogyny of...

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2023/03/22

A Women's History Month re-airing of the episode dedicated to vindicating the first woman of Greek mythology, Pandora. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: See the original episode from June 2021 for sources. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the

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37:09

So Much More Than Just Achilles’ Mother, the...

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2023/03/21

She may have been mother to one of the most famous heroes, but Thetis did and meant so much more. Check out more episodes on strong women of Greek myth and women of history on this Spotify playlist. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Homer's Iliad, translated by A.T

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93:19

Conversations: I Guess Aristophanes Is Worth Reading...

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2023/03/17

Liv is joined by associate professor George Kovacs to give us all a much needed appreciation of Aristophanes and the Thesmophoriazusae. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here:

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39:11

Men Writing Absurd Female Characters, But Make It...

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2023/03/14

We're (finally) finishing with Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusae and all I can say is: I'm sorry. Please stay tuned for Friday's conversation episode, it helps immensely. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Aristophanes' Thesmophoriasuzae/Women at the Thesmophoria,

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95:57

Conversations: In Defence of Euripides, Aristophanic...

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2023/03/10

Liv speaks with returning guest Julie Levy about all things Thesmophoriazusae. What made Aristophanes tick and why is Euripides perfect and amazing, actually? We answer all your questions. Follow Julie on Twitter. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing

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